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Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic

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U.S. mean $48,430 · median $46,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $55,390 $53,680 $27
+14.4%
$44,490–$66,210
Washington #2 $55,150 $51,160 $27
+13.9%
$41,440–$71,550
Colorado #3 $55,080 $50,790 $26
+13.7%
$41,690–$71,800
Maine #4 $52,050 $51,820 $25
+7.5%
$38,290–$64,800
Michigan #5 $51,880 $46,120 $25
+7.1%
$36,130–$76,720
Illinois #6 $51,740 $48,990 $25
+6.8%
$36,960–$73,270
California #7 $51,620 $48,450 $25
+6.6%
$37,090–$68,500
North Dakota #8 $51,620 $48,400 $25
+6.6%
$43,680–$65,980
Alaska #9 $51,270 $49,010 $25
+5.9%
$43,770–$62,470
Rhode Island #10 $50,870 $48,170 $24
+5%
$37,850–$62,280
Minnesota #11 $50,850 $49,770 $24
+5%
$34,670–$64,700
Missouri #12 $50,680 $48,310 $24
+4.6%
$36,310–$69,500
Wisconsin #13 $50,500 $49,270 $24
+4.3%
$38,290–$62,580
New York #14 $50,330 $46,930 $24
+3.9%
$36,510–$71,770
Indiana #15 $49,900 $46,980 $24
+3%
$36,960–$73,840
Pennsylvania #16 $49,670 $47,860 $24
+2.6%
$35,380–$62,590
Massachusetts #17 $49,360 $45,760 $24
+1.9%
$37,460–$64,160
Montana #18 $49,330 $48,490 $24
+1.9%
$37,270–$59,860
Nebraska #19 $49,090 $48,690 $24
+1.4%
$36,160–$60,850
Kansas #20 $48,770 $46,840 $23
+0.7%
$36,360–$63,150
Kentucky #21 $48,770 $45,760 $23
+0.7%
$34,920–$66,280
Utah #22 $48,760 $46,670 $23
+0.7%
$37,420–$62,430
Virginia #23 $48,270 $47,300 $23
-0.3%
$36,550–$60,680
Connecticut #24 $48,190 $46,280 $23
-0.5%
$37,110–$64,770
New Hampshire #25 $48,150 $48,110 $23
-0.6%
$37,580–$61,450
Wyoming #26 $48,060 $46,890 $23
-0.8%
$40,160–$57,370
Iowa #27 $47,960 $48,240 $23
-1%
$36,550–$57,490
South Dakota #28 $47,740 $46,060 $23
-1.4%
$36,840–$59,950
Arizona #29 $47,680 $46,610 $23
-1.5%
$37,540–$62,680
New Jersey #30 $47,670 $45,680 $23
-1.6%
$36,700–$60,950
Maryland #31 $47,280 $47,320 $23
-2.4%
$35,470–$57,360
Georgia #32 $47,040 $45,080 $23
-2.9%
$35,400–$63,740
Vermont #33 $46,870 $43,560 $23
-3.2%
$38,110–$56,160
Nevada #34 $46,710 $47,690 $22
-3.6%
$33,790–$55,430
Ohio #35 $46,370 $45,230 $22
-4.3%
$35,560–$60,770
North Carolina #36 $45,980 $43,400 $22
-5.1%
$35,180–$62,120
South Carolina #37 $45,540 $44,420 $22
-6%
$34,000–$62,410
West Virginia #38 $45,130 $43,070 $22
-6.8%
$30,700–$57,570
Louisiana #39 $44,990 $40,870 $22
-7.1%
$35,730–$60,960
Delaware #40 $44,700 $41,640 $21
-7.7%
$38,260–$57,860
Arkansas #41 $44,480 $45,580 $21
-8.2%
$32,800–$56,860
Oklahoma #42 $44,240 $40,930 $21
-8.7%
$31,230–$64,750
Mississippi #43 $44,140 $40,650 $21
-8.9%
$32,000–$63,180
Tennessee #44 $43,980 $44,780 $21
-9.2%
$35,620–$53,300
Alabama #45 $43,760 $43,830 $21
-9.6%
$34,660–$54,760
Texas #46 $43,580 $42,720 $21
-10%
$34,340–$57,370
Idaho #47 $42,920 $39,580 $21
-11.4%
$36,240–$50,540
Florida #48 $41,940 $39,440 $20
-13.4%
$33,180–$50,630
New Mexico #49 $40,630 $39,430 $20
-16.1%
$33,430–$46,720

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.